Fairywand
Chamaelirium luteum
Fairywand sends up a slender, nodding white flower spike (showier on male plants) over a basal rosette in rich woods, a charming and distinctive native of moist, shaded slopes.
- Family
- Melanthiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, CT, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV